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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1924
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FEMALES.—Table I. (continued).
| Causes of Death. | All ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 2. | 2 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 45. | 45 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | Conduit. | Grosvenor, | Hamlet of Knightsbridge. | Knightsbridge St. George. | Victoria. | St. Margaret. | St. John. | St. Anne. | Great Marlborough. | Pall Mall. | Regent. | Charing Cross. | Covent Garden. | Strand. | Homeless. |
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| Loc. ataxia and general | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| paralysis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 — | — | — | — |
| Other diseases of nervous system | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Valvular diseases of heart | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Other circulatory diseases | 151 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 104 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Bronchitis | 101 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 20 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Broncho-pneumonia | 33 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | —. |
| Pneumonia, other forms | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 1 | _ | 5 | 11 | _ | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other respiratory diseases | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — — |
| Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cirrhosis of liver | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 3 | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ |
| Appendicitis and typhlitis | 5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Other digestive diseases | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Bright's disease, &c. | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 6 | 1 | 12 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Cystitis, &c. | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Accidents and diseases of parturition | 3 | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Deaths by accident or | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| negligence | 36 | 2 | — | i | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 2 | _ | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Deaths by suicide and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| murder | 5 | — | — | — | _ | 2 | 1 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | _ | ._ | 2 | _ | 1 | ._ | _ | - | 1 | — | 1 | _ | — |
| Other defined diseases | 25 | 1 | — | i | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | _ | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | _ | 1 | 3 | — | _ | — | 1 |
| Diseases, ill defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All causes | 782 | 39 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 78 | 220 | 358 | 11 | 52 | 28 | 60 | 282 | 33 | 196 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 11 |